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Allows employees to utilize sick leave to care for family, household members and domestic partners
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Deborah Glick
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BILL NUMBER:S1154
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to allowing employees to utilize sick leave to care for family, household members and domestic partners
Purpose or general idea of bill
To grant the right to employees to use sick time for care of a sick family member. This would include a domestic partner.
Summary of provisions
The labor law is amended by adding a new section 19. Subdivision 1, a & b provides a definition for domestic partner.
Subdivision 2 provides who should not be defined as a domestic partner.
Subdivision 3 is the definition for sick leave.
Subdivision 4 is the definition of employer under this bill.
Subdivision 5 allows any employee who is granted leave under provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act to use their accrued and available sick leave for such leave. Subdivision 6 grants to any employee working for an employer with fifty or more employees, which provides sick leave for its employees, shall be entitled to utilize their accrued and available sick leave to provide care to immediate family, household members or domestic partners in those medical situations not covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
Subdivision 7 allows the employee to use sick leave in any calendar year.
§ 2 Nothing in this act shall affect, in any way, bona fide collective bargaining agreements.
§ 3 effective date
Justification
Family life is central to society. The ability to care for family members is compromised without some ability to utilize sick leave benefits to care for those family members. Currently, some employees are allowed to use their sick leave to care for immediate family members. This legislation would grant that right to all employees who work for an employer with fifty or more employees. It would give them the option of utilizing sick leave benefits under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
In doing this for all families under the legislation, we include domestic partners in recognition of their important role in the furtherance of caring, committed family relationships.
Prior legislative history
2003: Referred to Labor. 2004: Third Reading. 2005-06: A.2673 passed Assembly. 2007: A2309 Rules. 2008: A2309 Labor. 2009: referred to Labor, reported referred to Ways and Means. 2011-12 A. 2947: Advanced to third reading cal.579
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
Generally fiscally neutral since the sick leave being used is a benefit already granted and not an additional benefit mandated by this legislation. The actual cost in lost time would be dependent on the health of family members.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law; providing however, the provisions of this act shall not supersede any collective bargaining agreement, during its term, in existence on the effective date of this act.
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